billowed
Example Sentences
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As students patted soil and staked trees for support, smoke from the wind-driven Sandy fire threatening Simi Valley billowed in the distance.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
It was an emotional occasion for fans gathered in the city centre, where claret and blue smoke billowed from flares as flags were flown.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
When smoke billowed from the damaged Fairmont The Palm hotel, he decided to hunker down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
I’m not sure what would provoke anyone to tune in, but like clockwork, the viewership billowed to the thousands.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
Steam billowed around his hand like the scalding breath of Smaug the Ever-Boiling, but Ardeshir Bahrami’s skin was part dragon hide.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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